POLL: Which is worse to you-- D or C? And why.
#44713 - 02/12/04 06:21 PM
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Scully30
Reged: 02/01/04
Posts: 122
Loc: Overland Park, KS
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Just wondering. After several days of C, I wish I had D! But I know it is just as bad....but tell me your opinion.
 Jen
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C is Worse
#44714 - 02/12/04 06:24 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Although I'm a "D" and have to constantly be on the lookout for public bathrooms, I think it would be worse to be a "C" because having it all build up inside of you and not being able to get it out would be horrendously painful.
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Re: C is Worse
#44720 - 02/12/04 06:34 PM
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Sommer
Reged: 02/09/04
Posts: 283
Loc: Phoenix, Arizona USA
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I'd have to agree with Bev. It's horrible feeling like you have to go, but not being able to go. About a year ago, five to eigh hours in the bathroom with diarrhea used to relieve most of my symptoms. I almost miss those days. This C just isn't doing it for me, ya know? I know i need some fiber supplements and some insoluable with my soluable fiber, but that's not possible right now, so i just have to suffer uncomfortably and painfully.
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XOXO from lil' ol' me. (IBS-C, mood disorders, etc., etc.)
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I'm a C, and I think D is worse. I used to alternate a lot more before starting this diet, and never knowing when I was going to have to rush to a bathroom was unbearable. I admit that the C still interferes a lot with my social life, because a lot of nights I feel so bloated and gassy I don't feel like going out, but to me this is still better than being stuck in the bathroom feeling like I'm going to die.
It's funny, they say the grass is always greener on the other side, but so far we've all said just the opposite!! I was a psych major in college, this makes me want to do some kind of study! Lol. 
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Well there is ups and downs for me on both sides of the fence. I'm mostly D and I enjoy the days I'm C but to me the C is just normal because I don;t get pain with it, and I go every couple of days. To get the D again it would be unbearable for me. I have three kids and retail business and I'm not looking foward to those days again. Plus I lost sooo much weight from the D I'm scared I get really sick and end up in the hospital. On the upside I have faith. Keep a positive attitude and hope for the best.
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You know - I am a D -- but since starting the diet - I have had a couple times where I swung over to C. I would prefer to be C --- it doesn't hurt as much --or for as long. When I have a full blown D attack I am cramping so bad - feeling all hot -- and stuck in the bathroom - sometimes for an hour or more.... and then the ache in my tummy can last for up to 4 days later. When I'm C (and it may be because I'm not truly a C) -- I just don't go for a couple days. I may get bloated and not feel very well -- but it doesn't have the intense pain or the total stop of all activity but bathroom visits like my D attacks.
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D-type is horrible you never know when you will have a problem. I have had c-type sometimes, I say I would rather be c-type than d-type because you don't have to keep a look out for the bathroom or worry about getting home in time.
But on the other hand I think most people would like to have the opposite of what they have 
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Well, I was D for over 3 years everyday, and now I'm C. I think I was pretty lucky when I was D, because even though I had the many personal tortures of trying to build my life around how close I was to a bathroom; I didn't have the pain, bloating, gassiness, and almost continual discomfort that I have now. I used to tell my husband that I knew it was better than C, because I'd had that so bad as a child. Little did I know, I would return to this again!
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Sommer, I, too, have money problems. My husband became disabled l and 1/2 years ago and it's been so rough. He's on disability now, but it's not enough to live on. That's why I don't have insurance and can't get good care yet. But, there's hope for people like you and me, too! Just don't give up! (As much as we'd like to sometimes!) I had a good day a couple of days ago, and thought I'd be okay, but here I am again; pain and discomfort. I hope things get better for you soon! You're not alone!!!
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I am a D. My daughter is a C. She has a lot more pain than I do, but she doesn't spend her life needing to know where the nearest bathroom is. For a D person I think the fear of having an accident really adds to the stress, which of course, makes it worse! I have just ordered the kit and will be starting the diet this weekend. If it's successful for me then maybe I can get my daughter to do it also.
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